Peroxiredoxin 3 pseudogene 2 (PRDX3P2)

Peroxiredoxin 3 pseudogene 2 (PRDX3P2) is a pseudogene, meaning it is a DNA sequence similar to the functional PRDX3 gene but is generally not transcribed into a functional protein[4][5]. There is no evidence it encodes an active protein or plays a direct role in cellular physiology, disease processes, or therapeutic mechanisms. The biologically active and clinically relevant form is Peroxiredoxin 3 (PRDX3), a mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme involved in detoxifying peroxides and associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 32, but PRDX3P2 itself is not considered an active therapeutic target or biologically functional molecule[1][2][3][4][5].